In an emergency, when words fail, short and simple wins, and just showing your phone screen conveys a lot. Here are the key numbers and situation-by-situation Korean-English phrases for foreigners.
Key numbers
- 112: police emergencies (crime, theft, assault, stalking), multilingual interpretation
- 119: ambulance and fire, with emergency medical guidance integrated
- 1339: night/weekend emergency medical advice, multilingual
- 1330: 24-hour tourism interpretation, multilingual
- 1345: immigration and residence consultation, multilingual
How to use
Save copy-paste Korean-English phrases by situation (police, ER, pharmacy, telecom, card company) in advance, then just show the screen on site. For lost items, use 182 (police) together with the Lost112 portal.
Help-request phrase collection for police, hospital, and lost items